American - Writer | November 5, 1850 - October 30, 1919
When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes from the heart.
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And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.
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A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
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The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs.
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It has ever been since time began, and ever will be, till time lose breath, that love is a mood - no more - to man, and love to a woman is life or death.
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Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes, and men grow better as the world grows old.
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So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
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The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith.
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With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day!
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The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
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'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
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